World Vision Rwanda

World Vision Rwanda

Construction of resilience in rural environments

KEY MESSAGES

- Description: Rwanda subsidiary of the US NGO World Vision, which intervenes in a broad perimeter in rural communities in Rwanda, from support to farmers to the reduction of children malnutrition- Specificity: Denition of programs based on proven successful models, such as Village Saving and Loan Association, Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration, Climate Smart Agriculture and NSA- Impact: $30M+ invested in the program over the next 5 years

FUNCTIONING

Production optimization
> Access to better inputs
> Post-harvest support and help to production storage
> Additional services through e-Hinga, an application providing assistance in crop and livestock from production to stock management

Income Increase
> Development of the local value chain through improved market access
> Training of young people
> Implementation of loan, saving, and micro-finance associations
> Trade facilitation

Improvement of nutrition practices
> Support to the 1000 days campaign, to promote good nutrition practices from mother to child
> Promotion of children malnutrition reduction methods through the PD/Hearth program

Extension of the program to 2 million people living n rural and semi-rural areas
Implementation of a 2016-2020 strategy to build more resistant and sustainable lifestyles:
- End-to-end agricultural production systems
- Alert and emergency systems
- Natural resource management systems

Projects

The Adaptation of African Agriculture to Climate Change (AAA) is already underway! Find out about the concrete and innovative projects undertaken by agri-makers across the African continent.